Best High Schools in Tennessee

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 389)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1	Martin Luther King Junior School	Public, Magnet	7-12	613 17th Avenue North	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 329-8400	1,219	60	20.2		583 (47.8%)	384 (31.5%)	114 (9.4%)	101 (8.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.8%)	$14,856			$856			$13,262	97.8	97.7	4	3		470318001962
2	Hume - Fogg High	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Broadway	Nashville	37203	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 291-6300	893	48	18.7		513 (57.4%)	149 (16.7%)	102 (11.4%)	99 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.1%)	$15,512			$866			$14,067	97.5	99.5	3	1		470318001320
3	University School	Public, Alternative	K-12	68 Martha Culp AVE	Johnson City	37614	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(423) 439-4333	613	39	15.7		501 (81.7%)	30 (4.9%)	35 (5.7%)	31 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$13,961			$344			$13,334	96.2	94.3	6	3		470438001893
4	Samuel Everett School of Innovation	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1500 Jett RD	Maryville	37802	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(865) 984-9420	383	15	25.4		359 (93.7%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,979			$455			$9,394	95.2	76.4	50	46		470030002557
5	Ravenwood High School	Public	9-12	1724 Wilson PIKE	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4800	1,950	99	19.7		1,274 (65.3%)	85 (4.4%)	124 (6.4%)	374 (19.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (4.7%)	$11,246			$221			$10,678	95.1	96.6	5			470453001946
6	Franklin High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	810 Hillsboro RD	Franklin	37064	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	Yes	No	No	(615) 472-4450	1,743	106	16.4		1,396 (80.1%)	45 (2.6%)	152 (8.7%)	81 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (3.8%)	$12,593			$196			$12,027	94.1	94.3	7	1		470453001805
7	Independence High School	Public	9-12	1776 Declaration Way	Thompsons Station	37179	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4600	2,097	118	17.7		1,641 (78.3%)	53 (2.5%)	216 (10.3%)	84 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	98 (4.7%)	$11,962			$244			$11,310	93.7	93.2	11	4		470453002096
8	Nolensville High School	Public	9-12	1600 Summerlyn DR	Nolensville	37135	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-5200	1,486	80	18.6		1,127 (75.8%)	91 (6.1%)	105 (7.1%)	104 (7.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (3.8%)	$11,945			$218			$11,173	93.6	93.6	10	2		470453002428
9	Brentwood High School	Public	9-12	5304 Murray LN	Brentwood	37027	Williamson County	Williamson County	No	No	No	No	(615) 472-4220	1,647	85	19.4		1,326 (80.5%)	35 (2.1%)	57 (3.5%)	147 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (4.9%)	$11,797			$195			$11,295	93.3	93.9	8	1		470453001894
10	Eagleville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Hwy 99	Eagleville	37060	Rutherford County	Rutherford County	No	No	No	No	(615) 274-6336	1,011	71	14.2		886 (87.6%)	24 (2.4%)	68 (6.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	$14,126			$297			$13,170	93.2	92.3	13	3		470369001516

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on TNReady Algebra I, TNReady Algebra II, TNReady Biology I, TNReady Integrated Math I, TNReady Integrated Math II, TNReady Integrated Math III, TNReady US History, TNReady English I, TNReady English II, TNReady Geometry test scores released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 16, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Tennessee Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.